tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post2508046823878670168..comments2024-03-25T06:39:42.081-04:00Comments on Bonfire of the Vanities: Sunday homily: the power and beauty in sufferingFr Martin Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-46410429025645887232009-10-23T14:10:30.101-04:002009-10-23T14:10:30.101-04:00"Offer it up!" The standard of Catholic ..."Offer it up!" The standard of Catholic mothers everywhere. I heard that many many times (mostly as a teenager), and my children will hear it at least as much.mrsdarwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446744635277205867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-50152407692281425242009-10-19T20:30:57.650-04:002009-10-19T20:30:57.650-04:00Dear Fr. Fox,
I am in a religious order currently...Dear Fr. Fox,<br /><br />I am in a religious order currently (my first year) as I think God is calling me to become a priest. But, I think about diocesan life too and the possibility that maybe it's for me. <br /><br />Here's the thing: one of the reaons I went with the order is because diocesan priests so often (and it saddens me) seem to be caught up in tasks that must be handled (paying bills, fixing the sink, whatever) but things which are not what priests are ordained for. They seem to get burned out and frustrated and such.<br /><br />I'd like to ask you, as a diocesan priest, if this has been your experience. Do you find time to do things priests yearn to do (hear confessions, for example) or do you find yourself as more of an administrator?<br /><br />Thanks for any insight you can offer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com